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  4 0 Water has a far high specific heat capacity than carbon dioxide - meaning that water will carry away far more heat. The biggest difficulty is keeping water continuously flowing over the fuel elements to keep carrying away the heat. And water is much easier to come by than dry ice. prompt answered in Earthquake! about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 As prompt said here water can actually absorb more heat per molecule than dry ice can. Also you should consider that the temperature of the nuclear reactor is so high (sometimes above 1800 degrees Fahrenheit) that going from water at 50 degrees to dry ice at -70 degrees does not make a big difference. The slight difference in temperature still makes water the best material due to it absorbing more heat. Also water is easier to transport. There is much more trucks and pumps capable of delivering it to the reactors. Packeteer answered in Earthquake! about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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